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Finland becomes 3rd country to limit use of Moderna vaccine over cardiovascular side effects
Oct 07, 2021 14:39Finland becomes the third country, after Sweden and Denmark, to pause the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger males over reports of its rare cardiovascular side effects.
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Survey finds staff shortages spreading to all corners of UK business
Oct 06, 2021 17:52UK Businesses blamed the pandemic and Brexit for the shortage of overseas workers, with 38% saying a lack of regional talent was hurting their ability to recruit much-needed staff.
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Putin says Europe to blame for gas price spike, energy crisis
Oct 06, 2021 16:24Russian President Vladimir Putin says Europe is to blame for its ongoing energy crisis, rejecting accusations that Moscow has been withholding gas supplies to pressure the West.
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JCPOA talks to resume soon: Iranian MP
Oct 06, 2021 03:45An Iranian lawmaker unveiled plans for the restart of negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal in the near future with the strategies developed by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
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Syria, Russia slam politicization of Syrian chemical file
Oct 05, 2021 08:25Syria and Russia have slammed continued politicization of the Arab country’s chemical file by certain countries, maintaining that the Damascus government has honored its commitments under the Chemical Weapons Convention, contrary to the claims made by Western states and their allies.
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Leader calls on the regional states to prevent foreign intervention
Oct 03, 2021 08:12Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the interference of foreign actors in the region is a source of discord and damage, calling on the regional states to follow the example of Iran for power and rationality.
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Arctic Sea ice hits 2021 minimum
Oct 03, 2021 06:19Arctic Sea ice has passed its minimum extent for this year, shrinking to 4.72 million square kilometers on 16 September, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has reported.
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UN experts denounce 'truly shocking' magnitude of inequality revealed by pandemic
Oct 03, 2021 06:12United Nations human rights officials recently decried the "truly shocking" levels of inequality that have been exposed and exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic—from the unequal availability of vaccines to increases in food and housing insecurity across the globe.
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Russia renews warning against providing Australia with US nuclear submarines
Oct 01, 2021 15:01Russia has once against warned against Australia’s attempts to acquire nuclear-powered submarines under a new alliance with the US and Britain, describing it as a serious threat to global non-proliferation system.
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Blinken to visit France after Biden ‘stabbed it in the back’
Oct 01, 2021 13:37US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit France next week after Paris accused Joe Biden of stabbing it in the back and after the Biden administration pushed Paris aside and signed a lucrative multi-billion nuclear deal with Australia for submarines.